Mehrez Ziad Boutros

Mehrez Ziad Boutros is the Founder and Managing Director of Kodai Construction Limited, a Lagos-based design-and-build company focused on luxury residential and mixed-use projects. He founded Kodai in 2024, bringing together his engineering background and experience in construction management. A Lebanese-Nigerian civil and structural engineer, Mehrez previously served as General Manager of ASL Contractors. He holds a BSc in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Structural Engineering from Notre Dame University in Lebanon. His work centres on connecting design, technical execution and commercial discipline. At Kodai, his focus is on building the teams, processes and project controls needed to deliver consistently as the business grows. He brings a practical construction perspective to conversations about scaling real estate businesses, with particular emphasis on budgeting, coordination, quality and accountability.